Summer 2011

Teach Kids About Money!

Letter Learning!

Our Nature Table

Kids Love Writing!

Easter Alphabet Game!

Building Blocks of Learnings

Spin and Spell

Kids Sewing Basket

Busy Bag!

Thrifty Teaching Aids!

Make Your Own Paint!

Make IT: Magnet Board

I Collect Caps!

Spelling Cards

Friday, May 6, 2011

Our Summer Bucket List!!

Our Summer Bucket List!

This Summer is going to be one to remember! We have so much planned and even more unplanned! I found a blog that was talking about doing a bucket list of things that you would like to accomplish this Summer and I figured this was right up our alley! We have 93 days of Summer, so I will have a list of 93 items, even though some are ongoing and we can do multiples in one day. I just like the thought of 1 fun thing for every day of Summer Break!1. Go Around The World!2. Go to the Children’s Museum of Rockford3. Children’s Museum of Chicago4. The Zoo5. Science and Industry6. Petting Zoo
7. Small Town Carnival8. Have a beachside picnic
9. Take a train ride somewhere new10. Camp under the stars
11. Go to the Mall of America12. Have a yard sale13. Make a new friend14. Field Museum15. Planetarium
16. Spend a lazy day on a pontoon boat17. Build a robot
18. Make a wishing tree in a local park19. Volunteer20. Go to the Aquarium21. Be Super Heroes!22. Make Smore’s over an open flame22. Catch fireflies late at night23. Go to the drive in
24. Make our own ice cream25. Have a lemonade stand26. Go on a date downtown with my husband27. Purge each of our rooms of 50 things!28. Go on a scavenger hunt
29. Have a huge water gun fight30. Go Berry Picking31. Go to a large Farmers Market32. Make Wind Chimes33. Join the Library Summer Reading Club
34. Take a Trolley Ride35. Spend a day at the arboretum36. Go Bowling37. Play Miniature Golf38. Go to the Children’s Theatre39. Lego Land
40. Listen to a professional Outdoor Music Concert (ravinia)41. Fly a kite42. Go puddle jumping in the rain43. Let the kids plan a full days meals44. Make Jewelry to give to someone else45. Fall in Love46. Take one photo every day of our activity
47. Train Museum
48. Jelly Bean Factory Tour49. Camp out in the living room
50. Make Soap51. Go to an Amusement Park52. Do a LARGE puzzle throughout the summer53. Find Chic-Fil-A near my dads house54. Eat every single meal outside in 1 day55. Family Game Night56. Make a 100 link paper chain to be ready for the first 100 days of school countdown!
57. Play with ice in a wading pool on a hot hot hot day58. Create an entire outfit from thrift store finds (everyone picks their own)59. Take after dinner walks60. Go to the water park61. Go to the splash park
62. Go to an outdoor movie at the park (not the same as drive in)63. Go on a nature hike64. Write letters to friends and family (at least 8)65. Have a movie marathon on a rainy day66. Get REAL Italian Lemonade
67. Go to the SEARS TOWER (I will always call it that)
68. Go to a baseball game
69. See a civil war re enactment70. Play with paint71. Play with clay72. Bake Cupcakes and give them away! (Take to Daddy’s work)73. Go to church every Sunday
74. Go to the Butterfly House75. Go to a farm
76. Take a class77. Meet friends for ice cream78. Go for sushi79. Read books outside80. Play in the pool!
81. See my grandma
82. Go on a road trip83. Watch the sunset84. Go on a boat tour85. Roller Skate86. Race Go Karts87. Race Remote Control Cars88. Play at a new-never-been-to play ground
89. Visit the Japanese Gardens90. Kidnap Nana and hang out with her for a day91. Kidnap Grandpa and hang out with him for a day92. Build a fort93. Go on a bike ride

That’s it! We did it! I have so many more ideas! hahaha!!!
Do you have a bucket list? If so link up in the comments! I would love to read everyones!

ETA:
Okay, I just can't stop! I want to do more!94. Build a Giant Sandcastle95. Make Lollipops96. Make hotdogs over a fire!
97. Have a YES DAY!98. Make a hummingbird feeder